As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rise once again due to lagging state vaccination rates, New Orleans officials are considering new restrictions to curb the spread of the more contagious delta variant.
UPDATE: Mayor LaToya Cantrell issues ‘indoor mask advisory’ as COVID cases surge
Mayor LaToya Cantrell and the city’s health director, Dr. Jennifer Avegno, are set to discuss the issue during a news conference Wednesday afternoon.
Officials haven’t indicated what may be in store, though the mayor’s communications director Beau Tidwell said Tuesday that “masking is certainly something they’re looking at.”
Avegno and Cantrell had also previously said mask rules for the unvaccinated could be a possibility during the upcoming Saints season and fall festivals planned for October. The original mask mandate for New Orleans was lifted, with exceptions, in mid-May, a few weeks after state officials said it would be up to parishes to decide whether to keep the mandate in place.
With coronavirus cases climbing across the region and the state, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is considering whether to once again requir…
Officials have blamed the quick spread of the new, more contagious coronavirus strain on low vaccination rates in Louisiana. Fewer than 40% of residents have received the vaccine, a rate that is among the lowest in the U.S.
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Staff writer Julian Sorapuru contributed to this article.
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